Archive for May 2016
Access to Work limits Deaf actors say London Theatre Company
Taken from the British Deaf News: The Graeae Theatre Company, based in London, has claimed the government’s disability employment scheme, Access to Work, has created a “glass ceiling” that limits the support deaf actors can receive. The disability-led company’s operations director Kevin Walsh said the self-employed nature of an acting career meant many performers were…
Read MoreDancing with the Stars in USA with Deaf model, Nyle di Marco
Wow, see what’s happening across the pond…?? Every time Nyle DiMarco enters the ballroom on Dancing with the Stars, the model and actor is met with a thunderous applause – but he hears none of it because he is deaf. Not that DiMarco minds. “I’ve never wanted to hear,” the America’s Next Top Model winner…
Read MoreInternational News – Zimbabwe –
ZWAKALA DEAF ARTS FESTIVAL Interesting to find out what the Deaf communities abroad are up to with the arts. Zwakala Deaf Arts Festival is an annual arts competition that brings together Deaf learners from around Zimbabwe to compete in various performing arts categories including, storytelling, drama, singing, dancing and public speaking. This year’s edition of…
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